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3/22/2012 www.apple.com Dan Dyer Library Coordinator Idaho Assistive Technology Project www.idahoat.org Information and Referral Alternative Financing Program No-cost assistive technology (AT) assessments and technical assistance for school-aged children (3-21) AT training Inservice, regional, on-demand webinars on the Idaho Training Clearinghouse AT Learning Community http://itcnew.idahotc.com/dnn/AssistiveTechnology/tabid/1073/Default.aspx Statewide AT Lending Libraries (Idaho.AT4ALL.com) 4 Demonstration Sites Coeur d’ Alene, Moscow, Boise, Idaho Falls What is an Apple Portable Device? Portable Blue-tooth compatible computer that comes in 1 of 3 varieties: iPhone iPod Touch iPad 1

3/22/2012 What is an App? An App, or Application, is a software program similar to traditional computer software Apps are available for nearly any task Most are free/low cost! Approved by Most need to be Sync with Mac Apple Downloaded computers Built-in Accessibility supports for Reading and Writing VoiceOver screen reader White on Black high contrast Siri to dictate commands (iPhone) Zoom to increase text-size Increase Text-Size in your mail and calendar Split the keyboard enables thumb-typing on the iPad Phrase Shortcuts reduce the amount of typing Phrase Shortcuts Learn the Basic Gestures and features 2

3/22/2012 New iPad3 Built-in Accessibility Supports 1 2 3 System Wide Dictionary! Enable Accessibility Settings Accessibility Without Apps, it’s just a paperweight! 3

3/22/2012 Visit Mobile Learning for Special Needs wiki- space to view videos on the available accessibility features: http://mobilelearning4specialneeds.wikispaces. com/Video+Tutorials Apps for Reading In 2010 Jacqueline Fitch, a 4th grade teacher in Oregon’s Canby School district implemented iPod Touch devices with 12 students who were below grade reading level. http://wiki.canby.k12.or.us/groups/ipodusergroup/blog/?tag=reading Used with permission from: Jacqueline Fitch [fitchj@canby.k12.or.us] The BIG 4 have iPad Apps iBooks From Apple + Google Play Books Free Free Kindle From Amazon.com Free Nook and Nook Kids from Barnes and Noble Free 4

3/22/2012 Speech Enable iBooks 5

3/22/2012 iTextbooks Introductory Video For Bookshare Users - Read2Go Basic features $19.99 (Bulk discount available to schools) Reads Daisy and other formats from any source (unlike BS’s Read:OutLoud) Alternative is: vBookz $4.99 DRM free only An alternative is the free ‘Audiobooks’ App App 6

3/22/2012 Turn any internet article into an e-book for students to view on their iPad. http://dotepub.com/ ‘PDF - Notes for Free’ App – Scan material and have your students read and interact with it on their iPad Young Reading See Read Say 1.99 – Pre-primer, primer, first, second and third grade words Word Wizard 2.99 – interactive board, includes voice quizzes Starfall ABC’s $2.99 – work with sounds and words Siena Entertainment - Free or low-cost: Several interactive books such as The itsy bitsy spider, and The three little pigs. ABC Expedition - $1.99: Fun App to teach the alphabet Oceanhouse media – Free or low-cost - Several interactive books including The Cat in the hat. Free ‘Cat in the Hat’ App • Click here to add text. Click here to add text. • Click here to add text. Click here to add text. • Click here to add text. Click here to add text. • Click here to add text. Click here to add text. • Click here to add text. Click here to add text. 7

3/22/2012 Apps for Writing Use the iPad's built-in Notes App Free Whiteboard lite App and Free ABC Magnetic Alphabet Lite App to create a free multi-modal interactive writing center for your students http://ipadsatburley.blogspot.com/ WhiteBoard Lite ABC Magnetic Alphabet Lite 8

3/22/2012 iWriteWords Lite - Free Slot Machine ‘Sentence Builder’ App - $5.99 Apples Pages App 9.99 Free Alternative – Documents 2 9

3/22/2012 Speech-to-Text with Dragon Dictate Notability (.99) and EverNote (free) Pictello 10

3/22/2012 http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ Wiki-Offline – 9.99 Wiki-bot 2.99 11

3/22/2012 http://lanschool.com/lanschool_lite Interactive Telling Time - Learning to tell time is fun 2.99 12

3/22/2012 Graphing Calculator - 1.99 KidCalc 7-in-1 Math Fun - .99 Jumbo Calculator Free Count Money - Coin Matching Learn to Count Money Game for Kids .99 with ‘Jungle Coins’ App - $2.99 Arithmaroo .99 pop math lite Free 13

3/22/2012 Fractions http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ Freddy Fraction - Free Statistics Percentally 2.99 http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ Algebra Algebra By YourTeacher.com 29.99 http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ 14

3/22/2012 Calculus http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ Measurements Tapeulator Pro .99 http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ 15

3/22/2012 Braille Pen Pogo Stylus Keyguard External Keyboard Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.vr.idaho.gov/index.shtml Medicaid self-direction waiver http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Medical/DevelopmentalDi sabilities/SelfDirection/tabid/212/Default.aspx IATP Alternative Financing Program www.idahoat.org SNAPPS4Kids funding directory list http://www.snapps4kids.com/funding-sources-directory/ State Department of Education Tech Grants http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/grants_contracts.htm DonorsChoose.org http://tinyurl.com/77wo9m5 http://tinyurl.com/77wo9m5 http://tinyurl.com/77wo9m5 16

3/22/2012 Need Help? Loan a device for trial (www.idaho.at4all.com) Request an assessment (www.idahoat.org) Call us for technical assistance (800-ida-tech) Idaho Assistive Technology Project Check out our Apps!!! http://applist.me/nGXFz7 The Powerpoint and script used are available: http://tinyurl.com/77wo9m5 17